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On The Road To The Supreme Court: South Dakota v. Wayfair

The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments in the most important state tax case in two and a half decades, as it decides whether states can compel online retailers beyond their borders to collect use tax on sales to their residents. Law360 takes a look at how we got here, what the parties argued and what tax professionals think the court will do. Read more »

IRS Grants 1-Day Filing Extension After System Outage

The Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers a one-day extension to file and pay their taxes after experiencing technical difficulties with its online filing system on Tuesday. Read more »

Supreme Court Frustrated With Arguments In Wayfair Case

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided Tuesday on the question of whether a state could compel remote sellers with no physical presence in the state to collect and remit use tax, with several justices seeming frustrated with the policy-filled arguments. Read more »

Professionals Predict Win For South Dakota In Wayfair Case

The Supreme Court is likely to side with South Dakota in the remote sales tax case, professionals at a Retail Industry Leaders Association conference said Tuesday, the same day the justices heard oral arguments in South Dakota v. Wayfair. Read more »

IRS Commissioner Promises Better Service At House Hearing

The Internal Revenue Service will improve its customer service, especially for taxpayers using call centers instead of the agency’s website, IRS acting Commissioner David J. Kautter promised a panel of U.S. House members during a subcommittee hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday. Read more »

FEDERAL

House OKs Public Access To Tax-Exempt Orgs’ Returns

The public would have the ability to inspect tax-exempt organizations’ electronically filed tax returns because of a bill the U.S. House of Representatives passed Tuesday, as part of a slew of tax-related bills considered by the chamber. Read more »

IRS Violated Statute Of Limitations, Estate Tells 6th Circ.

The representative of a Michigan estate asked the Sixth Circuit on Monday to reverse a lower court decision enforcing IRS tax assessments for income tax liabilities from 2002, saying the action was barred by the statute of limitations. Read more »

Ex-Ethics Judge Deserves Jail For $3M Fraud, 3rd Circ. Says

The Third Circuit on Monday decided to leave in place a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence for a former Pennsylvania stockbroker who at one point sat on the state's Court of Judicial Discipline as a nonlawyer judge and who pled guilty to a $3 million fraud scheme. Read more »

STATE & LOCAL

Some 10,800 Sales Tax Jurisdictions Await Wayfair Answers

An exponential increase in places that levy sales and use taxes during the past 25 years has created a scenario in which an estimated 10,801 localities are awaiting an answer from the Supreme Court, the Tax Foundation said Tuesday, further raising the stakes in the landmark South Dakota v. Wayfair case. Read more »

INTERNATIONAL

Top UK Tax Official 'Concerned' About Cryptocurrencies

A top U.K. tax official said Tuesday that he is worried about cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin being an avenue for tax fraud, though he said there aren’t significant tax risks for now. Read more »

News Site Can Access VAT Case Docs, UK Judge Says

A U.K. judge has allowed a news outlet to access court documents related to a technology company’s challenge to a lower court decision that found the company avoided paying value-added taxes, citing “a duty under common law” to make information available to nonparties. Read more »

EXPERT ANALYSIS

Tax Reform, Hollywood And The Media: Part 2

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has imposed new limitations on a corporation’s ability to take advantage of net operating losses. Certain changes will disproportionately affect media companies, impacting their debt restructuring, acquisition and disposition strategies, say Michele Alexander and Ryan Davis of Bracewell LLP in New York. Read more »

5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels

One way law firms differentiate themselves from the competition to attract and retain top talent is through their real estate and workplace strategies. Taking a lead from the hospitality industry can help create a more inviting, welcoming and collaborative workspace environment, says Bella Schiro of Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. Read more »

LEGAL INDUSTRY

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5 Financial Landmines Young Attorneys Should Avoid

Junior associates riding high on their new BigLaw paychecks may be tempted to spend money now and think about the future later, but doing so could set them up for major financial hardship down the road. Here, five big money mistakes to avoid as a young attorney. Read more »

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Ex-Judge Calls On Men To Help Close Litigation Gender Gap

Retired U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin told an audience at a Reed Smith LLP symposium on gender diversity in the courtroom on Tuesday that she hoped to see more senior male attorneys acting as allies to help younger, female lawyers more regularly take on prominent roles in litigation. Read more »

Ex-Liddle Partner Hammers Firm In $32M Equal Pay Suit

A former Liddle & Robinson LLP partner has sued the employment firm in New York state court alleging she was paid less than her male peers for equal work based on her gender, issuing a summons Monday that requested $32.3 million in damages. Read more »

Ex-BigLaw Atty Blasts Murder Charges At Trial's Close

Counsel for a former Fisher & Phillips LLP partner who fatally shot his wife told an Atlanta jury during closing arguments that prosecutors were trying to support murder charges with “speculation and red herrings,” while the prosecution fired back with a theatrical argument that the attorney consistently lied about the facts. Read more »

Dentons Canada Partner Suspended After Fatal Hit-And-Run

A Dentons partner in Edmonton, Alberta, charged with impaired driving and being involved in a hit-and-run collision that killed a teenage pedestrian, has been suspended, the global law firm said Tuesday. Read more »

Attys Must Admit Some Errors To Current Clients, ABA Says

Lawyers have an ethical duty to tell current clients if they discover they have made a potentially significant mistake in the course of the representation, but the obligation does not extend to former clients, the American Bar Association said on Tuesday. Read more »

Guest Feature

Michael Rubinoff: From Commercial Real Estate To Broadway

“Come From Away” sounds like the stuff of a documentary on the Discovery Channel, not singing and dancing on stage. How could a musical tied to the 9/11 terrorist attacks ever get made — and by a real estate lawyer? The show’s producer, Michael Rubinoff, was kind enough to find 30 minutes to tell me, says Randy Maniloff. Read more »

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